Jim Ross’ “Monday Night Raw” Thoughts: Paul Heyman’s Absence and More

WWE Hall of Famer and Fox Sports talent Jim Ross took to his blog on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in order to give his thoughts on the previous day’s showing of “Monday Night Raw,” in addition to other wrestling topics and his own personal ventures.

Ross was happy with the decision to have Dolph Ziggler reclaim the Intercontinental Championship. He was curious as to how many showings of the first “Raw” following a pay-per-view are rematch oriented:

“Good move putting the IC Title on Dolph Ziggler again as I was perplexed as to why he lost it the night before at Night of Champions.

I’m beginning to wonder if the holders of the IC & US Titles are blessed or cursed.

There seemed to be too many rematch oriented matches on the show but that’s merely one man’s opinion. I am big on hitting the reset button after a PPV and starting new issues especially with 5 weeks in which to build them. 5 weeks in today’s marketplace with short attention spans feels like an eternity to many fans. BTW…HIAC is 5 weeks away in Dallas.”

“Good Ol’ JR,” like many, was perplexed as to why Paul Heyman did not appear on “Raw.” As previously noted, Heyman’s absence was a last-minute change due to WWE not having definite plans for WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar:

“Curious as to why no Paul Heyman and few mentions of WWE World Champion Brock Lesnar on RAW. I missed a @HeymanHustle verbal presentation.”

The voice of WWE during the “Attitude Era” also hit on the value of Randy Orton:

“Hard to believe it’s been 12 years since we introduced Randy Orton on WWE TV and the son of a HOFer hasn’t disappointed on his way to his own HOF career. @RandyOrton is one of WWE’s most valuable commodities especially with the company rebuilding it’s main event talent roster to a large degree. Randy was one of the most interesting talents to manage that I was ever around and he always kept me on my toes but at the end of the day I am immensely proud of the talent that he has evolved to be.”

Be sure to read Ross’ full post, here. He also talks about having Dave Meltzer on as a guest for his podcast, the career of Matt Hardy, and much more.